Tie.



H. M. MILLER.

TIE. 7 APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1911.

1,01 9,342, Patented Mar.- 5, 1912.

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HARRIET 1VI. MILLER, 01? OIDYKE, ILLINOIS.

TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIET M. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at ()pdyke, in the county of Jefferson and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tometallic rail ties, and has for its object to provide an improved tie of this character and means for engaging the base flange of the rail to permit of the longitudinal movement of the rail due to the expansion and contraction thereof.

A further object is to provide a metallic tie in the form of an elongated box adapted to contain suitable ballast, such as slag or concrete.

To the above ends this invention is embodied in a novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and claimed, the invention being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan View of the tie having a rail engaged on one end thereof, and the other end of the tie being broken away. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig, 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective View on an enlarged scale of one of the bars for engaging the base flange of the rail.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicate similar parts, the tie comprises an elongated metallic box 5, which has an abutment partition 10 cast in proximity of each end thereof and of a thickness approximately equal to the base flange of the rail. The bottom of the box is provided with lateral slots 6 therein adjacent the sides of each partition 10. A stay bolt 11 connects the sides of the box 5 at its central port-ion, washers 14 being arranged on the outer ends of the said stay bolts.

The rail, which is designated at 15 and of the usual design, is seated upon the abutment partition 10 and the base flange of the rail is engaged by the upper end 8 of upright bars 7 which are secured to the inner faces of the sides of the box adjacent the partition 10 by means of bolts 9, the upper ends of the said bars being twisted and bent inwardly above the partition to form lips for engaging the base flange of the rail.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 9, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

Serial No. 659,425.

The lower ends of the bars 7 project through the slots 6 below the bottom of the box 5, and plates 13 are arranged on the outer ends of the bolts 9. The sides of the box 5 are also provided with a series of apertures 12 for the reception of bolts for securing suitable cattle guards or supplemental rails to the tie or ties whenever desired or necessary.

In use, the ties are laid in the customary manner on the road bed and the rails are engaged thereto by means of the bars 7 the space between the ties being filled in with slag, gravel or other material commonly employed for this purpose. The ties formed in the shape of an elongated box are adapted to receive suitable ballast material, such as slag, gravel, or concrete, and in this manner a substantial and lasting road bed is afforded. The stay bolt 11 in connecting the sides of the box 5 prevents the sides from being bulged outward or distended due to the weight of the material within the box or due to the strain upon the tie. The bars 7 in projecting below the. bottom of the box 5 are adapted to engage the road bed below the box 5 and thereby prevent the displacement of the tie and should one of the bolts 9 become broken or sheared the bar 7 would be prevented from swinging to disengage the lip 8 from the base plate of the rail. The slots 6 also provide for the escape of the water from the box 5. The box 5 may be formed from metal by stamping same into form and casting a partition 10 in the ends thereof, or a complete tie may be cast in an integral state. This tie, like other metallic ties, when once laid in a road bed is practically indestructible and need not be replaced from time to time which is the case with wooden ties.

The tie as constructed in accordance with the present invention is comparatively inexpensive and at the same time serves its purpose in an effective manner.

I am aware that metallic ties are old in the art and I do not broadly claim a metallic tie, but what I do claim is A rail tie comprising an elongated metallic box having an abutment partition cast in proximity of one end thereof and of a thickness approximately equal to the base flange of the rail, the bottom of the box having lateral slots therein adjacent the sides of the partition and upright bars bolted to the inner faces of the sides of the box adjacent as my own I have hereto aflixed my signathe said partition and projecting through ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

the said slots and havinp their upper ends twisted and bent inwardly above the par- HARRIET M MILLER 5 tition to form lips for engaging the base Witnesses:

flange of the rail. J. W. KERN, In testimony that I claim the foregoing lVL L. KERN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the, Commissioner of Patents,

Washington,. D. G. 

